#512BAB#512BAB

#512BAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.189 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BAB
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.44, 47.88, -62.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.44, 78.45, 307.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% 0.0622 -0.1786)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.189 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6058, 6.4168, 39.1472)
Luminance	0.0642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512BAB #85AB2B

analogous

#2B45AB #512BAB #912BAB

triadic

#512BAB #AB512B #2BAB51

tetradic

#512BAB #AB2B45 #85AB2B #2BAB91

square

#512BAB #AB2B45 #85AB2B #2BAB91

split-complementary

#512BAB #AB912B #45AB2B

monochromatic

#231249 #3A1F7A #512BAB #6D43D0 #9374DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.20

#512BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#512BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BAB

9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BAB	1.00	9.20	2.28	9.20
#FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F4E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.189 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68c5',
    500: '#512bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bab;
$custom-light: #8b68c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.813,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42172,
    "c": 0.18912,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BAB

secondary

#AAC46E

accent

#E345B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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